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Clive Mortlake, the property owner and a man of keen intellect, seeks Maggie's legal expertise in return for her stay. He presents her with a case that's as personal as it is perplexing: the inexplicable disappearance of his son, Art. A senior at Duke University, Art's sudden vanishing act after an evening at a local bar left no clues, no communications, and a cold trail. The official investigation has dwindled, and a haunting suspicion of murder looms over the unanswered questions.

Barcelona. Año 2049. Los científicos son capaces de crear seres humanos de forma artificial a partir de neuronas humanas. Los sintéticos, idénticos a los hombres, sin embargo no han conseguido integrarse en la sociedad. Su existencia ha suscitado el recelo entre la población. Uno de estos sintéticos, Zen, un VAI (Vida artificial Inteligente) de tercera generación es acusado del asesinato de su jefe, creador y experto en vida artificial y biogenética.

> Beyond the Shadow of a Doubt is, at first glance, a legal thriller in which figures a detailed account of a trial for an innocent young man's life. But, unlike most books of that genre, the novel may be said to be more character- than plot-driven with color and much attention to the family lives of the attorney and the defendant. Though not overtly stated, the thrusts of the book are two - the inherent defect of a prosecutory system that foresees the occasional execution of the wrong person, and the vagaries of chance that, without warning, can embroil us in a struggle for our lives.